Film Industry in China
2 min readOnly one in ten films made in China last year attracted an audience，indicating major problems in the domestic cinema market，says an official in charge of film administration.Zhang Hongsen，deputy director of the film bureau under the State Administration of Radio，Film and Television，told the on-going 13th Being Student Film Festival that only 90 of a record 260 films had been screened in China’s cinemas last year.He blamed the inadequate supply of cinemas and screens，citing SARFT figures that show at the end of last year，China had just 1 243，cinema complexes with 2668 screens owned by 36 cinema companies.
The bureau was formulating policies to allow more domestic and foreign capital to invest in the building and renovation of cinemas，he said.“The bureau was boosting the number of mobile cinemas in rural areas，campuses，factories and mining areas andseeking more film broadcast media，such as the Internet，television and audiovisual products by helping strengthen film makers’copyright awareness and fight against piracy.”
The Problem of Chinese Film Industry
Funding has also been a big problem for the development of the Chinese film industry.In recent years，however，the state has adjusted its policies and sanctioned private investment.Mean while，relevant departments have worked out preferential policies aimed at developing the film industry.
It is estimated that five years after China’s entry into the WTO，annual potential box office sales will be in the region of US $ 1 000 million to 1500 million，with an annual increase of over 15 percent.
